My car gone missing, too much personal business on the bus, an $8K hold, and “I VOTED”…

~Tuesday, Election Day~  I had my alarm set for 7:00, with the intention of running up the street to vote and being back to catch the 8:15 bus. I tossed and turned not wanting to get up, running through various scenarios of voting during lunch or after work. Since I didn’t feel like getting up, … Read more

It’s okay to NOT talk, 37% cheaper java, abundance mentality, my own office, a comical pun, & SIGDOC

~Monday~  I had my alarm set to 7:00, which is when my doctor’s office opens, and I called to tell them I wouldn’t be making my 7:30 appointment to have lab work done, and rescheduled it for this coming Friday when I’ll be working from home. I caught the Wolfline #9 Greek Village bus in … Read more

Clickjacking, tabnapping, and laptop tracking, oh my; afterwork happy hour; & Kinetic Typography…

~Friday~  I wanted to catch a Wolfline bus this morning, as I was going to be running home after lunch from a meeting that was being held near one of the major Wolfline hub stops. Most of the kids on the bus this morning had some kind of light jacket on, as it was a … Read more

Desperately seeking affirmations in these trying times, and a fun night of dancing…

~Wednesday~  Since I was up doing three hours worth of work until 1:00 AM, I slept in a little this morning, and then caught the Wolfline #9 GV Tripper to DH Hill bus into work. I first tried to park at the Food Lion Park & Ride, but finding no available spots, I ended up … Read more

Card not valid**3; a dark, deserted, wet road; a great life had; & happy days not here again…

~Tuesday~  Due to my early retirement last night, I was up at 5:30, and on the bus at 6:15. Well, I was out in the rain at the stop at 6:17, and I waited in that rain until 6:24 for the bus. The bus was surprisingly crowded for the first bus of the day and … Read more

Bookended by hotties, arrogant sorrow, a punctilious grammar lady, and forgotten images…

~Monday~  I parked up on Gorman near Avent Ferry and caught the #9 GV Tripper to DH Hill this morning. I ended up being “bookended” by two little hotties, one of whom looked a little like my friend Will. An Asian couple boarded and took seats opposite the aisle from each other instead of side-by-side … Read more

A fitting alibi, creepy hopes of youngins not partying too much, & the worst BlackBerry app evah…

~Friday~  I drove up to the Avent Ferry Food Lion Park & Ride this morning to catch either the Wolfline #9 Greek Village bus or the #1 Avent Ferry bus. The #9 was waiting, and boarding it I listened to drama unfolding over the two-way radios broadcasting on all of the Wolfline buses. A crash … Read more

Miss Congeniality on the bus, guaranteed money, shoe shopping, and a stylist whack job…

~Thursday~  I woke up at 6:00, and in a rare situation I was unable to fall back asleep. Since I had to catch the 4:00 bus home this afternoon, I got up and caught the 6:45 city bus in, which is pretty much unheard of—as you know, if you’ve been reading for any amount of … Read more

Technical communicator blog fodder, Galloway on Osmanthus, hours of minutes, and deserted dancing…

~Wednesday~  The 8:15 city bus arrived at 8:19 this morning, with Hello Outdoorsy Driver at the helm. She stopped at the next stop, which is a sync stop, for four to five minutes. There were only two other people on when I boarded, and none got on at this stop. I thought about a lunch … Read more